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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtSP7
Telephone code01747
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:54 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:09 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,156 residentsin the Child Okeford & Iwerne Minster census areaMedian age 52.82,863 households75% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright12% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 2,885 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: education 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 58% go by car, 6% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C931 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November52 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCombe Bottomvalley · under a mileSutton Hillhill · under a mileElbury Hillhill · under a mileLittlecombe Bottomvalley · under a mileGardiner Forestforest · 2.8 miBrookland Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBedchesterallotments · 1.1 miClayesmore Sports Centresports ground · 1.4 mi · 12 haBreach Commonpark · 3.7 mi · 7 haRolt Millennium Greenpark · 3.6 miThe Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201936 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202633 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.7 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,027 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation82 m269 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 206 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestminster Memorial Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryFontmell Magna Surgeryunder a milePharmacyShaftesbury Pharmacy3.7 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Guys Marsh2.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimarySt Andrew's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 101 pupilsunder a mileIndependentClayesmore Schoolages 2-19, 414 pupils1.4 miSecondaryShaftesbury Schoolages 11-18, 782 pupils3.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH19 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS38 miRailway stationGillingham (Dorset)6.9 miFerryPoole Quay Ferry Landing19 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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